i have an 8gb flash drive. i planned to split it into two partitions with a 2gb in front (ext2 so other OSes cant touch it) for puppy with the rest for storage. so i used unetbootin to put a live version on another flashdrive so i could install without wasting a disc. ANYWAYS, that all worked, installed fine and everything.
Slacko5.3.3, ext2, 2gb
Ive noticed a few times that on my installed puppy, every once in a while it doesn't read sda as the flashdrive but as my installed HDD on the computer and sometimes switches back (not really a problem... just curious if it could cause a problem)
the bad part is it doesn't shutdown correctly. when i tell it to shutdown, X shuts off and im left on a console, when i type in "poweroff" it saves session, and goes back to console again. However, reboot seems to work.
All this only happens when i save session, if i choose to not save session during the first shutdown, it shuts down perfectly every time (as long as i continue to choose to not save session)
installing slacko on USB
Boot up Slacko with your your USB and then use the puppy utilities to create an install on your 8 GB USB drive. I do a manual install rather than unetbootin. I don't have any experience with unetbootin for Puppy. Go to the puppylinuxworld channel on youtube and there is a tutorial to install Slacko onto a USB. I think there is a series on the channel, "let's use Slacko".
Plug in the 8 gb drive after booting Slacko. Open Gparted. Partition into 2GB (ext2 if that's what you want)) and the remaining 6 GB you can format FAT32. On Gparted, right click the first partition, select manage flags and then tick the boot box. Copy 3 puppy files into your 1st partition (initrd.gz, vmlinuz, and the Slacko sfs file). Then run Grub4Dos.
Plug in the 8 gb drive after booting Slacko. Open Gparted. Partition into 2GB (ext2 if that's what you want)) and the remaining 6 GB you can format FAT32. On Gparted, right click the first partition, select manage flags and then tick the boot box. Copy 3 puppy files into your 1st partition (initrd.gz, vmlinuz, and the Slacko sfs file). Then run Grub4Dos.
On a computer with one internal hard drive :Ive noticed a few times that on my installed puppy, every once in a while it doesn't read sda as the flashdrive but as my installed HDD on the computer and sometimes switches back (not really a problem... just curious if it could cause a problem)
sda - should always identify the internal hard drive.
sdb - should always identify the USB external flash drive.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
A handy video on the topic of...
How To Do A USB Install Of Puppy Linux Slacko 5.3.2.4 FAST!
I assume the method would be the same on all Puppies.
I did this on Slacko-5.3.3.1-SCSI.
The above is by Icyos at Youtube.
Here are all of his Slacko videos if you are interested.
How To Do A USB Install Of Puppy Linux Slacko 5.3.2.4 FAST!
I assume the method would be the same on all Puppies.
I did this on Slacko-5.3.3.1-SCSI.
The above is by Icyos at Youtube.
Here are all of his Slacko videos if you are interested.
If the computer has an internal card reader, or is attached to a printer with a card reader, the flash drive might move to a different device.bigpup wrote:On a computer with one internal hard drive :
sda - should always identify the internal hard drive.
sdb - should always identify the USB external flash drive.
That's why it's a good idea to boot the flash drive using its UUID. Grub4dos sets this up.
Good point rcrsn51
Always need to consider hardware setup of computer.
Always hard to advise without knowing exact setup of computer!
Always need to consider hardware setup of computer.
Always hard to advise without knowing exact setup of computer!
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
A wise man said.
You must be smarter than the equipment you are operating.
Project_Paatt,
About the shutdown issues. Long shot, but you could try this:
Try boot option
acpi=off
or
acpi=force
You must be smarter than the equipment you are operating.
Project_Paatt,
About the shutdown issues. Long shot, but you could try this:
Try boot option
acpi=off
or
acpi=force
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)